3Blue1Brown: there's never been a better time to go into math
233C · reddit · 2026-10-17
In a new video, 3Blue1Brown's Grant Sanderson argues there has never been a better time to study math. AI lets anyone interrogate mathematical ideas conversationally — a commenter's "A math PhD here. Just tell me what to do" captures the shift. AI handles tedious derivation, freeing humans to pose the right questions and build conceptual understanding, lowering the entry barrier to math like never before.
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